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Framed medallion Turkey, probably Istanbul Byzantine Empire, 500–700 Gold Gift of Charles Lang Freer Freer Gallery of Art, F1909.67
This medallion consists of a fourth-century gold coin set into an ornamental frame. The front of the coin bears a portrait bust depicting a Roman emperor, probably Theodosius I (reigned 379–95).
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